Snowflake announced a multi-year, $200 million partnership with OpenAI to help enterprises deploy AI agents and context-aware applications on governed enterprise data. The collaboration centers on co-innovation and joint go-to-market, with Snowflake and OpenAI developing customized AI solutions for shared enterprise customers.
Under the direct, first-party partnership, OpenAI models will be made natively available to Snowflake’s 12,600 global customers within Snowflake Cortex AI across all three major clouds. Snowflake said the integration is designed to let organizations apply OpenAI models to their proprietary data for research, analytics, and decision-making while maintaining security, compliance, and governance controls.
Snowflake positioned OpenAI as one of the primary model capabilities available on its platform, with OpenAI models, including GPT-5.2, accessible within Snowflake Intelligence, Snowflake’s enterprise intelligence agent that lets employees securely access and act on organizational knowledge using natural language. The company also highlighted support for building interoperable AI agents that can reason over governed data and take action across tools and applications, as well as multimodal analysis capabilities through Snowflake Cortex AI Functions.
The partnership expands on an existing relationship between the companies. Snowflake said OpenAI uses Snowflake internally as a data platform for experiment tracking, analytics, and testing, while Snowflake uses ChatGPT Enterprise internally to support workforce productivity and decision making.
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“By bringing OpenAI models to enterprise data, Snowflake enables organizations to build and deploy AI on top of their most valuable asset using the secure, governed platform they already trust. Customers can now harness all their enterprise knowledge in Snowflake together with the world-class intelligence of OpenAI models, enabling them to build AI agents that are powerful, responsible, and trustworthy. Together, we’re setting a new standard for AI innovation, helping businesses transform with confidence, while maintaining strong security and compliance standards.”
Sridhar Ramaswamy, Chief Executive Officer, Snowflake
“Snowflake is a trusted platform that sits at the center of how enterprises manage and activate their most critical data. This partnership brings our advanced models directly into that environment, making it easier to deploy AI agents and apps, so businesses can close the gap between what AI is capable of and the value they can create today.”
Fidji Simo, Chief Executive Officer of Applications, OpenAI
“As we scale our visual AI offering on Canva, both OpenAI and Snowflake have played key roles in how we rapidly empower our users with new creative tools. As our platform continues to scale, Snowflake has been foundational to how we manage and activate data, and we’re excited to explore how leveraging OpenAI models in Snowflake Cortex AI can help us extend that foundation. The ability to bridge advanced AI models with our enterprise data allows us to move quickly and test new ideas, without compromising on security or performance.”
Helen Crossley, Head of Data Science, Canva
“Speed and precision in decision-making are critical for us as WHOOP continues to scale. Rolling out Snowflake Intelligence to our employees and developing Cortex Agents has provided a secure and governed way for WHOOP to analyze data and make decisions. With OpenAI’s models available directly within Snowflake Cortex AI, we can further enhance those agents with advanced reasoning and analysis, all while maintaining strong security and governance. This partnership will help us continue to make AI a practical, everyday tool for the business.”
Matt Luizzi, Senior Director of Business Analytics, WHOOP
